That must have sucked for the musicians, but I can say with certainty that for most of my life, I wouldn't have been able to afford going to the movie theater if there were live music.

We'll see.

Personally, I don't think the demand for solid-state fans is enough to overcome the engineering, manufacturing, and marketing challenges.

It certainly wasn't when Purdue tried in 2002, or Thorrn in 2008, or GE in 2012.

Yes, the problem is getting to that point. You might have a few, very expensive laptops that are early adopters, but I see it being an uphill battle to get them the capital to build out the facilities necessary to produce these in large enough quantities to precipitate affordability.

I can't imagine that this kind of cooling solution would be anywhere near cost effective.

Didn't LTT do a video on a hand sized one that cost over $1k? Imagine trying to miniaturize that and the associated cost increase.

Wait, so you took both sides of the conversation and attributed them both to me?

Yes, but your first message indicated you have issues with reading, which is why I want to know what specific statement you are misreading this time.

My overall point was that if you were to replace 50lbs of traditional speakers with these new flat ones, you'd only save 35lbs, which is miniscule compared to the overall vehicle weight.

If you assume 20lbs of speakers replaced, it's even less weight saved.

Want to be more specific?

No, it works in their favor.

But I am curious how you think it works in mine, please explain

Well, the key word in my post was *set* as in multiple speakers.

I also assumed a large *set* of speakers and assumed a heavier than average speaker to show that the weight savings, even at the high end, is insignificant in terms of total vehicle weight.

The tech has been around for decades, if that gives you any indication on the the sound quality to price ratio.

A speaker is an insignificant intrusion into a crumple zone and no engineer cares about a speaker going into your knee. Speakers themselves are already pretty thin to the point where if it's going to happen, you've got larger issues based on the fact that a 6.5" speaker is around 2.5" deep, held together by paper, and weighs around 2lb.

As for weight, these will save at most 35lbs (assuming a heavy set of speakers at 50lbs total and the fact that these are only 70% lighter) on a 2000-6000lb vehicle.

If anything, these would get put into flat panel TVs, but a car? There's too much dead space behind nearly every panel to justify it.

Finally, keep in mind, we've had flat panel speakers for decades, and this isn't the first article to proclaim their use in cars.

https://europe.autonews.com/article/20071001/ANE/70928002/carmakers-start-to-tap-flat-panel-speakers

Weight is the only valid argument here, and even then you're talking a miniscule fraction of the total vehicle's weight. As long as crumple zones are mandated, there will always be room for speakers (think between the outer and inner panels of doors. Soundproofing is more for road/vehicle noise and will tend to be on the outer panel of any body section.

Sounds like a solid plan. I'd double check that it can't take #6 wire. If it can't, go for it and if you ever need to, you can turn it into a 40 amp outlet.